spencerk
Bearcat
This is going to be controversial for sure. This is not a caliber argument. This is for the people who have considered carrying the .22lr version of the Ruger LCP2. Spoiler alert, it's an awesome pocket pistol, not just a training gun…
The one gun I own that gets carried every day regardless of what I wear is my .22lr LCP2. I honestly think this is the best pocket .22 ever made.
I've ran over 20k rounds through it in the last couple years. Never had a malfunction except from reaching the service life of a few firing pins.
It is by no means the end all be all pocket pistol but it's for sure my favorite.
I have owned a couple .380 LCP's and one .380 LCP2. I liked those guns and bought this as a plinker/training tool initially.
My other LCP's could only make it 80-100 rounds between cleanings before they would start having malfunctions. I kept carrying them but realized My .22 was wildly more reliable. Not only that, I can shoot it way more accurately, and exponentially faster. I Have an improperly healed boxers fracture that makes small, overly snappy guns painful to shoot, so I decided to start carrying the .22lr instead.
I added a crimson trace Lightguard (mostly for shooting snakes at night when I'm out hunting) and realized it prints less like a gun while it's in my pocket. Works well enough for its size. It's only ~100 lumens so it's not going to light up your backyard, but it works indoors and for close quarters.
It's definitely a viable pocket pistol when loaded with the right ammunition. I personally carry federal punch, an ultra light and deep penetrating truncated solid round.
My biggest issue with this gun is it's main downfall. The service life of the firing pins SUCK. Ruger put a titanium firing pin into the .22lr LCP2. My first firing pin broke at the 5500 round mark, the second was between 12k and 13k. I replaced it again after It reached the 20k round mark. I've decided to start replacing it every 5k rounds. I'm also considering designing a steel firing pin to extend the service life in general. The one saving grace for this issue is that Ruger has sent me firin pins, firing pin springs, and roll pins whenever I've asked, completely free of charge. They were even willing to send me 2 at a time. I'm hoping my case gets them to switch the titanium pins out with a steel firing pin in the future. If they don't I'll take matters into my own hands.
I also replaced the extractor as preventative maintenance a few thousand rounds ago. It wasn't giving me any trouble, but I could tell it was close to being worn out.
The only other thing I have done to my LCP2 is add some tandemkross +4 mag extensions to my spare mags. They run reliably, but are ugly as sin. I'm a function over form type of guy though…
No gun is perfect, and no caliber is perfect, but this is my all time favorite pocket pistol. I usually carry a full size pistol at the same time, but this is the one gun I own that I can carry regardless of clothes. Hopefully Ruger eventually makes an LCP Max in .22lr. That would be game changing for me.
The one gun I own that gets carried every day regardless of what I wear is my .22lr LCP2. I honestly think this is the best pocket .22 ever made.
I've ran over 20k rounds through it in the last couple years. Never had a malfunction except from reaching the service life of a few firing pins.
It is by no means the end all be all pocket pistol but it's for sure my favorite.
I have owned a couple .380 LCP's and one .380 LCP2. I liked those guns and bought this as a plinker/training tool initially.
My other LCP's could only make it 80-100 rounds between cleanings before they would start having malfunctions. I kept carrying them but realized My .22 was wildly more reliable. Not only that, I can shoot it way more accurately, and exponentially faster. I Have an improperly healed boxers fracture that makes small, overly snappy guns painful to shoot, so I decided to start carrying the .22lr instead.
I added a crimson trace Lightguard (mostly for shooting snakes at night when I'm out hunting) and realized it prints less like a gun while it's in my pocket. Works well enough for its size. It's only ~100 lumens so it's not going to light up your backyard, but it works indoors and for close quarters.
It's definitely a viable pocket pistol when loaded with the right ammunition. I personally carry federal punch, an ultra light and deep penetrating truncated solid round.
My biggest issue with this gun is it's main downfall. The service life of the firing pins SUCK. Ruger put a titanium firing pin into the .22lr LCP2. My first firing pin broke at the 5500 round mark, the second was between 12k and 13k. I replaced it again after It reached the 20k round mark. I've decided to start replacing it every 5k rounds. I'm also considering designing a steel firing pin to extend the service life in general. The one saving grace for this issue is that Ruger has sent me firin pins, firing pin springs, and roll pins whenever I've asked, completely free of charge. They were even willing to send me 2 at a time. I'm hoping my case gets them to switch the titanium pins out with a steel firing pin in the future. If they don't I'll take matters into my own hands.
I also replaced the extractor as preventative maintenance a few thousand rounds ago. It wasn't giving me any trouble, but I could tell it was close to being worn out.
The only other thing I have done to my LCP2 is add some tandemkross +4 mag extensions to my spare mags. They run reliably, but are ugly as sin. I'm a function over form type of guy though…
No gun is perfect, and no caliber is perfect, but this is my all time favorite pocket pistol. I usually carry a full size pistol at the same time, but this is the one gun I own that I can carry regardless of clothes. Hopefully Ruger eventually makes an LCP Max in .22lr. That would be game changing for me.
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